Distribution and new elevational record of Melogale personata (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Khotang district, Nepal

Badri Baral; Ganesh Bahadur Magar; Sailendra Raj Giri; Rajan Sampang Rai

doi:10.47603/mano.v10n1.310

Mammalogy Notes (Feb 2024)

Distribution and new elevational record of Melogale personata (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Khotang district, Nepal

Badri Baral,
Ganesh Bahadur Magar,
Sailendra Raj Giri,
Rajan Sampang Rai

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Badri Baral: Nature Conservation Initiative Nepal(NCI-Nepal)
Ganesh Bahadur Magar: Nature Conservation Initiative Nepal, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Sailendra Raj Giri: Nature Conservation Initiative Nepal, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Rajan Sampang Rai

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47603/mano.v10n1.310
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1

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Two individuals of one live female and one live male Large-toothed Ferret Badger were spotted at an altitude of 2,196 masl in Phedi, Kepilashgadi Rural Municipality, Khotang on 13 June 2020 and at an altitude of 1885 masl in Roksim Bhanjyang of Khotehang Rural Municipality on February 3, 2022 respectively. The record at Phedi is the global highest elevational record of the species which is 579 meters higher than the previous record.

Published in Mammalogy Notes

ISSN: 2382-3704 (Online)
Publisher: Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoología (SCMas)
Country of publisher: Colombia
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: https://mammalogynotes.org/

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